Trends we spotted | Week 27
3-7-2018
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others about artichoke toast, it seems to low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins and minerals! So move over avocado toast because artichoke toast sounds just as delicious! A robot will serve pizzas in France and Alain Ducasse wil open a chocolate shop in London. London will try to tackle overtourism with a game you’ll play on your mobile phone, ‘Play London With Mr. Bean’.
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Four Seasons Pop Down | Last year in Toronto, soon in Philadelphia, Miami and Hong Kong
2-7-2018
Series of immersive experiences at selected Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts will continue in Philadelphia in September, Miami in December, and Hong Kong in 2019. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the world’s leading luxury hospitality company, has revealed the next locations of Pop Down, the company’s global series of events that invite people to experience Four Seasons artistry and craftsmanship in unexpected settings around the world.
Trends we spotted | Week 26
29-6-2018
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others about tableside DIY Shawarma, the Donug, a website for cannabis-themed boutique accommodations and Apeel sciences in Santa Barbara created an edible coating that allows avocados to stay ripe for twice as long.
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The next generation of Capsule hotels | The Millennials
28-6-2018
In March the second luxury capsule hotel of ‘The Millennials’ brand opened in Tokyo. Following the huge success of their first iteration, opened last year in Kyoto. The next generation of capsule hotels attracted the attention from many overseas guests and medias. The Millennials is the latest hotel from Japanese developer Global Agents and they’re finally bringing its brand to Tokyo with a first location in the bustling Shibuya district. With a new concept based on ‘Living in the future’, The Millennials re-imagines the capsule hotel concept through high-tech facilities, technology and social spaces to bring a formerly utilitarian concept into the realm of semi-luxury. The goal of Japanese developer Global Agents with The Millennials is to go beyond what people have come to expect from this type of hotel and create a new option for today’s customer who wants both affordability & style.
Amare Marbella Beach Hotel | Art exhibition in hotel and star chef opens pop-up restaurant Hayaca
25-6-2018
Marbella has another hotspot! From mid June to 16 September chef Mauricio Giovanini runs the Latin American fusion pop-up restaurant Hayaca at the Amare Marbella Beach Hotel. He runs Michelin star restaurant Messina next to the hotel. In addition to this new restaurant concept, Amare also has a lot of space for art. This season they expose works by the Spanish photographer Jesús Chacón throughout the hotel. And they have announced a partnership with the Marbella International Film Festival. Again a few great examples of collaboration!
Trends we spotted | Week 25
22-6-2018
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others about functional candy, staying overnight at temples in Japan or Korea and creamart. The list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants is also published with images of dishes of all restaurants! If you’re in London this summer, check out their ice cream museum SCOOP! If you’re in New York at the end of June and you love pizza, check out Le Strade della Mozzarella. And an interesting read about Amazon’s Alexa that will butler at selected Marriott hotels as from this summer.
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ShareOle | Snap, Share, Earn | Marketing automation with a human touch
19-6-2018
With ShareOle you reward your customer for sharing pictures of your product or service. This way they guarantee you a higher organic reach on your social media channels and a massive exposure. It’s a new app created by a Dutch marketing company WASOE. Instead of investing in new customers, invest in your current customer and let them help you to reach new customers. Your customer has dinner at your place, makes a picture, shares it at Instagram with the hashtag #ShareOle and the name of the restaurant, the total likes will be translated in a discount!
Trends we spotted | Week 24
15-6-2018
At hospitalitytrends.eu we spot many national and international trends on a daily basis. We pick the most interesting ones to write about, the smaller trends we use in our weekly column ‘Trends we spotted this week’.
This week, amongst others about the ice cream shop Ben & Jerry’s in London that kicked off a blockchain initiative to let customers offset their carbon footprint. And about the new food app Provision that connects food pantries to eliminate food waste. Parisian confectioner Fauchon is best known for their delicious and beautifully crafted desserts and pastries and now they announced that they will be opening a hotel in Paris, from haute cuisine to hospitality! Who knows maybe guests will find one of their delicious pastries on their pillow after turndown service ;-).
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The lobby of the Mandarin Oriental hotel in Paris | Has the only Christian Louboutin pop-up nail bar
14-6-2018
Mandarin Oriental, Paris will host the French capital’s one and only Christian Louboutin pop up nail bar from 17 June – 7 July 2018. To make the manicure experience even more memorable, guests can enjoy savoury cocktails inspired by the colours and names of the French designer newest nail polishes.
Another example of how to make your lobby more vivid. The Mandarin Oriental ‘s Bar 8 bartenders also created three new cocktails to drink after the 30-minutes Christian Louboutin manicure.
Raffles Europejski Warsaw | 5 Star luxury hotel with a rich history and an impressive art collection
12-6-2018
June 1st 2018 the Raffles Europejski in Warsaw opened. Bringing over 160 years of history and heritage to the culturally rich Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand, this fully restored Polish icon joins Paris (Le Royal Monceau) and Raffles Istanbul as the third European destination where the inimitable Raffles experience can be found. Not only art but also the skill of Polish craftsmanship is represented within the hotel, whether in the lighting, in the carved burl wood headboards, the parquetry floors or the Warsaw skyline etched into the grey marble bathroom walls, rooting Raffles Europejski firmly in Poland. This sense of place is emphasised by the venerated hotel’s location on the historic Royal Route, with views from spacious and elegant guestrooms onto the Old Town, the Presidential Palace and, across the city’s biggest square, to the eternal flame burning at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the leafy Saxon Gardens behind. The 106 rooms and suites are classically stylish with blackened oak floors, contemporary Polish art, a corner library and sleek marble-clad bathrooms with Art Deco touches. All Raffles hotels have their own signature in which art is very important, you will enjoy wandering through the hotels open spaces whilst enjoying the art!
